Post #733833 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Dec 27, 2014 3:41 PM

On 2014-12-26 14:10, bigbrotiki wrote:
Here's a better lit still of the underdressed Tiki Bob's set:

Most likely shot in Vancouver, Canada

On 2014-12-26 18:27, tikicoma wrote:
I'm underwhelmed. I've liked a bunch of Tim Burton films and dug the set designs but this looks like he didn't even try.

I agree, but one must admit that the interior of the original Tiki Bob's was a little underwhelming, too :)

That's why I never used it in any of my books - to keep the mystique alive.

I wonder if the reference to Tiki Bob's was Burton's, or the writers' idea - they were originally slated to direct, with Burton only producing. Instead of having Burton's signature "fairytale" style, the film is very much a straight forward bio pic. TIME called it "Tim Burton paints by Numbers". The production design is all about being faithful period style, not a fantasy world. I had hoped the film would add a surrealist dimension to the weird Keane paintings, but it doesn't. In my opinion, it falls kind of flat.